The Art of Rowena Vashar

Sci-fi and Fantasy artist, Gecko Enthusiast, Professional Fruit, Not a Robot. (They/Them)

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Behold, more of my garbidge

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Huang Yuxing - A Night Rain on the Seine, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 120 x 180 cm

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Nord Outfits

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Nord costumes

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Draugr

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Draugr

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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rejected thumbnails for client

[geritsel]

Hiroshi Yoshida - Color woodblock prints from the series United States of America.

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Bliss residential district

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Knight of Order

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Knight of Order

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Knight of Order

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

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Jyggalag / Knight of Order (?)

Concept art for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shivering Isles DLC

Art by Adam Adamowicz

[sogoodtoletgo]

Artist friends, please don't use StickerMule

Full tweet

I've been on the "Fuck Stickermule" train for a few years now after they posted COVID conspiracy bullshit, and it was found out their CEO was a Trump / Anti-LGBTQ+ donor.

Take your business elsewhere. Just because they have good deals occasionally shouldn't mean they should be able to use your money to support shitty recipients.

Some businesses I'd recommend checking out:

StickerGuy -Been using Sticker Guy for like 15 years for my bands stickers over the years. They have some of the best vinyl stickers I've ever used and those things are practically indestructible. Ridiculously good prices too.

RockinMonkey - I've only ever used them for one run of holographic stickers but the quality is so good and I'd definitely go to them again if I were to get more printed.

StickerNinja - Never personally used but I've seen so many people recommend them and their quality shows on their socials. And I'm fairly certain they're BIPOC owned, super pro-LGBTQ+ and are very vocally Pro-Palestine which is a plus in my book!

Please feel free to leave any other suggestions!

[herboreal]

I use stickerapp but here is a link to a free document comparing a ton of sticker companies on price & quality.

[spaghetti-aldente]

Grasshopper cavalryman, they fight using lances to knock other riders off their steeds in midair.

[mokeonn]

I think at some point in time we need to sit down and start explaining to artist who want to make a career out of art that there are FAR more options than just "living off of commissions" and "posting my art online and praying I get paid for it".

[mokeonn]

There's also far more options than joining a specific, difficult to get into industry.

[mokeonn]

I don't know where this idea that the only way to make a living off of your art online is to simply do commission work, become a social media star, or join an industry comes from. I've fallen into this pitfall before as well, but I don't understand how it came to be.

I broke out of this mindset, though after I started helping a working artist. She had been an artist for over 40 years and started at a young age, and her main source of income? Doing local craft and garden shows. She had owned a gallery, done gallery work, done charity work, and now mainly works in using upcycled materials to create all sorts of products.

I used to think that my only options as an artist were to become popular enough that people would commission me or just give me money via patreon, but that's not the case. You can sell at craft fairs and conventions, you can provide a specific service, you can create assets and asset packs people can pay for, and you can create all sorts of physical or digital products to sell... and that's just the tip of the iceberg!

If you are constantly turning art into a numbers game to see how you can make enough money by posting the right™ stuff online at the right time, you're only going to make yourself miserable.

The best way to make a living off your art has NOTHING to do with popularity, getting lots of engagement online, or besting an algorithm, it's all networking. It's all about finding the right people who want what you make. If all you focus on is your follower count and post engagement, you're just going to end up hating art.

"Having fun doesn't pay the bills", who told you that? Why did you believe them?

[mokeonn]

I'm seeing people reblog the original post without the addition and I think yall should reblog this version instead

Also I made a mistake, the artist I work for has been working for over 50 years, not 40.

[thenarrativefoil]

FOR REAL!!!!!!!!

[bethfuller]

limited perception.

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